| Great English Essays: From Bacon to Chesterton Contributor(s): Blaisdell, Bob (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0486440826 ISBN-13: 9780486440828 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $8.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2005 Annotation: Essays spanning 4 centuries reflect the wit, wisdom, and common sense of a number of distinguished English writers. Included are Addison's "Sir Roger de Coverley at Spring-Garden," Swift's "A Meditation Upon a Broomstick," Johnson's "Dick Minim the Critic," plus compositions by Oliver Goldsmith, Charles Lamb, D. H. Lawrence, Virginia Woolf, George Bernard Shaw, and others. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | Essays |
| Dewey: 824.008 |
| LCCN: 2005040288 |
| Series: Dover Thrift Editions |
| Physical Information: 0.57" H x 5.26" W x 8.34" (0.39 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This collection, spanning four centuries of English wit, wisdom, and common sense, contains the thoughts of a number of renowned masters of the essay. From Francis Bacon--the English author who reputedly imported the genre from France, to literary critic, mystery writer, and social commentator G. K. Chesterton, more than twenty writers express their views on such subjects as walking, writing, traveling, sleeping, pets, friends, and childhood. Included among the literary offerings are Sir Roger de Coverley at Spring-Garden by Joseph Addison, A Meditation Upon a Broomstick by Jonathan Swift, Samuel Johnson's Dick Minim the Critic, as well as compositions by Oliver Goldsmith, Charles Lamb, D. H. Lawrence, Virginia Woolf, George Bernard Shaw, and other noted authors. The works are presented chronologically and original publication dates are given where available. |